Ninety-two pregnant, mature, spring-calving
cows grazing low-quality tallgrass-prairie
were used to determine if early weaning
of calves reduces the supplementation cost
during the subsequent winter. Calves were
weaned ...

Forage testing is an important management
tool available to cattle producers. Hay
samples (n=42) from Shawnee, Douglas, and
Osage counties of various forages (mostly alfalfa, brome hay, and prairie hay) recently
were ...

An experiment was conducted to determine
the relationship between metabolizable
protein supply and feeding Optaflexx™ (ractopamine-HCl) on growth and carcass characteristics of feedlot heifers. Seventy-two crossbred ...

Yearling steers were randomized to treatment
and vaccinated with 5-way modified live
viral vaccine and Mannheimia haemolytica
bacterin/toxoid by using either needle-free or standard needle injection. Blood samples were ...

To support the development of Good
Manufacturing Practices for the use of mechanical tenderization in the meat processing industry, a questionnaire was distributed to home, retail, and institutional preparers of beef ...

USDA/FSIS guidelines require sausage
manufacturers to validate their processes to
assure that they can achieve a five-log
(99.999%) reduction of E. coli O157:H7.
Some small meat processors use encapsulated
acids instead ...

Nine varieties and a commercial mix of
perennial cool-season grasses were planted in
four replicated plots in two counties in southwestern Kansas to evaluate yield and adaptability when produced under irrigation. The ...